Lutherans, Lenin, and Stalin
Matthew Heise joins Mark Bauerlein to discuss his recent book, "The Gates of Hell: An Untold Story of Faith and Perseverance in the Early Soviet Union."
Jun 27, 2022•33 min•Ep. 157
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The Art of St. Joseph
Elizabeth Lev joins Mark Bauerlein to discuss her recent book, "The Silent Knight: A History of St. Joseph as Depicted in Art."
Jun 23, 2022•28 min•Ep. 156
An Investigation into Disinformation
On this episode, Mark Hemingway joins Mark Bauerlein to discuss his work for RealClearInvestigations, addressing state and private censorship and reviving the art of investigative journalism.
Jun 20, 2022•32 min•Ep. 155
Vincent Phillip Muñoz on the Establishment of Religion
On this episode, Vincent Phillip Muñoz joins the podcast to talk about his May 27 web exclusive article, "What Is an Establishment of Religion?" They discuss the history of the Supreme Court's religious liberty jurisprudence and the possibility of the court establishing a new precedent through the upcoming case, "Kennedy v. Bremerton."
Jun 16, 2022•33 min•Ep. 154
St. Paul and the Galatian Churches
On this episode, Matthew S. Harmon joins Mark Bauerlein to discuss his recent book, "Galatians: Evangelical Biblical Theology Commentary"
Jun 16, 2022•32 min•Ep. 153
A Church for a World in Crisis
On this episode, Barry Harvey joins Mark Bauerlein to discuss his recently revised book, "Baptists and the Catholic Tradition: Reimagining the Church's Witness in the Modern World."
Jun 13, 2022•31 min•Ep. 152
Russell A. Berman on the State Of Emergency
Editor R. R. Reno is joined by Russell A. Berman to talk about his article from the June/July 2022 print edition "State of Emergency," which discusses the natural fragility of democracy and the threat that government emergency powers can pose.
Jun 09, 2022•36 min•Ep. 151
Roman Occupation and Jewish Rebellion
On this episode, Guy MacLean Rogers joins Mark Bauerlein to discuss his recent book, "For the Freedom of Zion: The Great Revolt of Jews against Romans, 66–74 CE."
Jun 09, 2022•34 min•Ep. 150
Affirmative Action Hypocrisy
On this episode, Kenny Xu joins Mark Bauerlein to discuss his recent book, "An Inconvenient Minority: The Attack on Asian American Excellence and the Fight for Meritocracy."
Jun 07, 2022•32 min•Ep. 149
Christopher Caldwell on Regime Change, American Style
Editor R. R. Reno is joined by Christopher Caldwell to discuss his article from the June/July 2022 print edition "Regime Change," which was an extensive review of Garrett M. Graff's recent book, Watergate: A New History.
Jun 02, 2022•35 min•Ep. 148
Sacraments, Hymns, and Baptist Beginnings
On this episode, Michael Haykin joins Mark Bauerlein to discuss his recent book, "Amidst Us Our Beloved Stands: Recovering Sacrament in the Baptist Tradition."
Jun 02, 2022•36 min•Ep. 147
The Key to Happiness
On this episode, J. Budziszewski joins Mark Bauerlein to discuss his recent book, How and How not to Be Happy.
May 31, 2022•34 min•Ep. 146
Michael Lewis on The Architecture of Repair
Editor R. R. Reno is joined by Michael Lewis to talk about his article from the June/July 2022 print edition, “The Architecture of Repair.” They discuss the legacy and work of the late Christopher Alexander and attuning architecture to practical human needs.
May 26, 2022•31 min•Ep. 145
A Political Awakening
On this episode, George Leef joins Mark Bauerlein to discuss his recent novel, The Awakening of Jennifer Van Arsdale: A Political Fable For Our Time.
May 25, 2022•33 min•Ep. 144
Distinctly Catholic Education
On this episode, Dan Guernsey, a senior fellow at the The Cardinal Newman Society, joins Mark Bauerlein to discuss literature and the arts in Catholic education.
May 23, 2022•35 min•Ep. 143
Understandable Economics
On this episode, Matthew Hennessey joins Mark Bauerlein to discuss his recent book, "Visible Hand: A Wealth of Notions on the Miracle of the Market."
May 19, 2022•34 min•Ep. 142
St. Augustine's Guide to Living Well
On this episode, Michael Foley joins Mark Bauerlein to discuss his four volume collection translating, annotating, and commenting on St. Augustine's dialogues, "Against the Academics," "On the Happy Life," " On Order," and "Soliloquies."
May 16, 2022•27 min•Ep. 141
The Rise of Byzantium
On this episode, Paul Stevenson joins Mark Bauerlein to discuss his new book, "New Rome: The Empire in the East."
May 12, 2022•34 min•Ep. 140
Michael Doran on the Theology of Foreign Policy
Editor R. R. Reno is joined by Michael Doran to talk about his article from the May 2018 print edition, “The Theology of Foreign Policy.” They discuss the connection between liberal internationalism and theological modernism, the significance of John Foster Dulles, and the ongoing war in Ukraine.
May 12, 2022•33 min•Ep. 139
Hope Beyond Despair
On this episode, Michelle D. Hord joins Mark Bauerlein to discuss her recent book, "The Other Side of Yet: Finding Light in the Midst of Darkness."
May 05, 2022•34 min•Ep. 138
The Sound of the Psalms
On this episode, James M. Hamilton Jr. joins Mark Bauerlein to discuss his new book, "Psalms Volume I: Evangelical Biblical Theology Commentary."
May 05, 2022•34 min•Ep. 137
Justin Lee on Fundamentalism and Evangelicalism
Editor R. R. Reno is joined by Justin Lee to talk about his article from the May print edition, “Holy Fear.” Lee reflects on growing up in the evangelical world, the challenges facing evangelicalism today, and the need to recover the animating spirit of the fire-and-brimstone fundamentalist.
May 04, 2022•30 min•Ep. 136
Priests in the Classroom
On this episode, Father Peter M. J. Stravinskas joins Mark Bauerlein to discuss the Priestly Society of Christ Priest and Teacher, an association he formed to provide help to priests teaching in Catholic schools.
May 02, 2022•31 min•Ep. 135
Arthur Brooks on Growing Old
On this episode, Arthur C. Brooks joins Mark Bauerlein to discuss his bestselling book, "From Strength to Strength."
Apr 28, 2022•34 min•Ep. 134
Ron Dworkin on the Politics of Unhappiness
Editor R. R. Reno is joined by Ronald Dworkin to discuss his article from the May print edition, “The Politics of Unhappiness.” They discuss the ways in which cognitive therapy, mood stabilizing drugs, and virtual reality have infiltrated our psychic lives and transformed American politics.
Apr 27, 2022•40 min•Ep. 133
Religion in the Public Square
On this episode, Chad Pecknold joins Mark Bauerlein to discuss his recent Postliberal Order articles, “The Religious Nature of the City" and “Imago Dei as a Political Concept."
Apr 25, 2022•34 min•Ep. 132
Remembering M. Stanton Evans
On this episode, Steven Hayward joins Mark Bauerlein to discuss his book, "M. Stanton Evans: Conservative Wit, Apostle of Freedom."
Apr 21, 2022•36 min•Ep. 131
Michael Toscano on Neil Postman
Editor R. R. Reno is joined by Michael Toscano to talk about his article from the May print edition, “Ensnared in the Web.” They discuss the work of cultural critic and media theorist Neil Postman, the troubling rise in technological dependency, and potential strategies for escaping the social media abyss.
Apr 20, 2022•28 min•Ep. 130
Academics Against Israel
On this episode, Gabriel Noah Brahm joins Mark Bauerlein to discuss his Telos article, "Canceling Israel."
Apr 19, 2022•35 min•Ep. 129
Globalization and the Expendable Underclass
On this episode, Jeff Rubin joins Mark Bauerlein to discuss his recent book, "The Expendables: How the Middle Class Got Screwed By Globalization."
Apr 14, 2022•33 min•Ep. 128
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